# Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-48-3

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8821646
- Manufacturer (registry): PDPS PZL-BIELSKO
- Model: SZD-48-3
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-48-3

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (9)

- [N1993A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1993A): [Buchar Zdenek](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHAR%20ZDENEK), [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga), built 1993, S/N B-2072
- [N48332](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48332): [Smith David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20C), [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond), S/N B-2070
- [N483CB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483CB): [Klauder Philip R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLAUDER%20PHILIP%20R%20JR), [Ambler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ambler), S/N B-2073
- [N483GF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483GF): [Herman Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERMAN%20ROBERT%20K), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins), built 1993, S/N B-2118
- [N483S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483S): [Eastabrooks John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTABROOKS%20JOHN%20A), [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie), built 1992, S/N B2066
- [N483SZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483SZ): [Gulyas Gyorgy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULYAS%20GYORGY), [Southaven, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Southaven), built 1983, S/N B-1275
- [N50SZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50SZ): [Dykhoff David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYKHOFF%20DAVID%20C), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs), built 1983, S/N B-1279
- [N573TC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N573TC): [Kolodziejczyk Gabriel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOLODZIEJCZYK%20GABRIEL), [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend), built 1993, S/N B-2063
- [N5SZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5SZ): [Paiva Rafael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAIVA%20RAFAEL%20R), [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station), built 1988, S/N B1700

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA051), Feb 21, 1998: PZL-Bielsko SZD-48-3 (N25MZ), Pikeville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of thermal lift.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980221003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980221003859A), Feb 21, 1998: Szd SZD48 (N25MZ), Pikeville, TN, Substantial damage. Lost thermal. Struck trees on approach to an open field. (-23) after losing thermal lift during thermal soaring, the pilot of a pdps pzl-bielsko Szd-48-3,…

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